Finance jobs in South Africa

The Treasury and Reporting Accountant will be responsible for various technically oriented finance and treasury related project deliverables including; managing the Group’s optimal liquidity, fiscal efficiency, foreign exchange, commodity and interest rate volatility and hedging, Group cashflow compilation and analysis, working capital analysis, debt covenant calculations and forecasts, liaising with financial managers in the Group and the Bank regarding their day-to-day banking needs. This role will assist the Corporate Finance executive in managing the financial resilience of a listed fishing group with global operations.

Including but not limited to:

• Develop and Execute Treasury Strategies
  • Formulate and monitor comprehensive treasury strategies in line with the Group's financial objectives and risk tolerance, ensuring alignment with overall business goals.
• Cashflow management and forecasting
  • Assist with cash flow management and forecasting, planning, and analysis to ensure sufficient funds are available for operational and capital investment requirements.
  • Analyse working capital requirements and investment across the Group
  • Align treasury strategy with fishing cycles, quota allocations, and seasonal revenue fluctuations
• Financial Modelling Modernisation
  • Lead efforts to modernize financial and cash flow forecasting models, integrating them with operations where possible to enhance accuracy and efficiency.
• Banking relationships
  • Maintain strong relationships with banks, financial institutions, and external stakeholders, serving as the primary contact person for treasury-related matters.
  • Negotiate favourable commercial terms with banking and financial partners to optimize financial arrangements and minimize costs
  • Calculate the bi-annual debt covenants, including monthly forecasts
  • Review and manage the current list of authorized bank signatories.
  • Ensure that all bank mandates are up to date and reflect current operational needs.
• Risk management
  • Monitor market trends, interest rates, and foreign exchange risks, and develop and implement hedging strategies to mitigate exposure effectively.
  • Ensure the implementation of robust controls relating to all treasury matters across the Group.
  • Design and execute FX hedging strategies to protect margins on exports (e.g., EUR, USD, GBP exposure) and limit costs on imports as well as exposure to fuel price and interest rate volatility through derivative instruments.
• Financing Transactions
  • Evaluate and execute financing transactions, including debt issuance, credit facilities, and optimizing capital structure to support the company's financial strategy
• Regulatory Compliance
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies, including financial reporting standards, banking regulations, and other relevant guidelines.
• Insurance
  • Assist with account reconciliations related to premium, claims, and reinsurance transactions for companies withing the Group.
  • Assist with preparation of reports required for claims filings and coordinates the assessment of requests submitted by the insurance company.
• Other
  • Assist with Group/subsidiaries statutory & financial planning reporting when required;
  • Assist the CFO and Corporate Finance executive with corporate finance related projects; and
  • ad hoc duties, as required within the finance department.

• (CA) SA, CFA or equivalent finance qualification
• 2+ years; relevant working experience

• Computer literacy – MS Office (With a high proficiency in MS Excel).
• Strong IFRS knowledge and experience.
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Excellent knowledge of group accounts and consolidations.
• Team player (very important). Does not work in isolation. Collaborative personality.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Good planning and organisational skills.
• Innovative; Analytical; Conceptual thinking.
• Business understanding.
• Initiating action; Drive and energy; Ability to adapt and respond to change.
• Determination to meet Company goals and objectives.Creative thinking and problem – solving; Self – motivated.